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SMFM Reaffirms Support for Patient Access to Comprehensive Reproductive Healthcare
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SMFM Reaffirms Support for Patient Access to Comprehensive Reproductive Healthcare

The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) reaffirms its support for policies that allow maternal-fetal medicine physicians and other clinicians to provide evidence-based, medically appropriate treatment to their patients. Continue Reading

Date posted06/6/2025


New Study Finds Increased Maternal Complications with Previable Premature Rupture of Membranes
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New Study Finds Increased Maternal Complications with Previable Premature Rupture of Membranes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Jan. 30, 2025 Media Contact:Karen Addis, APRkaren@addispr.com+1 (301) 787-2394 New Study Finds Increased Maternal Complications with Previable Premature Rupture of Membranes Denver, Colo. ― Previable premature rupture of membranes (PROM) is when the amniotic sac, the... Continue Reading

Date posted01/30/2025


Leading Medical Organizations Call for the FDA to Permanently Remove Restrictions on Mifepristone
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Leading Medical Organizations Call for the FDA to Permanently Remove Restrictions on Mifepristone

The following statement is issued jointly by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American College of Preventive Medicine, the American Medical Association, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the American Urogynecologic... Continue Reading

Date posted06/18/2024


SMFM Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Access to Medication Abortion
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SMFM Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Access to Medication Abortion

The Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday ensures that mifepristone, a critical medication for reproductive health and abortion care, remains available to patients and that clinicians can continue to provide evidence-based care without additional undue restrictions. “This decision is a... Continue Reading

Date posted06/14/2024


Clinicians Urge the Supreme Court to Protect Access to Mifepristone
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Clinicians Urge the Supreme Court to Protect Access to Mifepristone

On March 26, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a case in which anti-abortion activists are continuing their ongoing attacks on abortion and other reproductive health care by challenging... Continue Reading

Date posted03/22/2024


Texas Task Force That Reviews Pregnancy-Related Deaths Losing Advocate Role
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Texas Task Force That Reviews Pregnancy-Related Deaths Losing Advocate Role

In September 2022, just three months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and two months before the midterm that would pit Gov. Greg Abbott against Beto O’Rourke, the state of Texas decided to delay publication of a report on pregnancy-related deaths. Nakeenya Wilson was... Continue Reading

Date posted03/15/2024


State, Planned Parenthood argue parental consent law before Supreme Court
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State, Planned Parenthood argue parental consent law before Supreme Court

The state argued Wednesday before the Montana Supreme Court that a Helena judge was wrong last year when he struck down a parental consent law for minors seeking abortions, saying minors are not entitled to the same privacy rights as adults and that the lower judge should have focused on balancing... Continue Reading

Date posted03/6/2024


Consensus Statement on Threats to Reproductive and Maternal Health Care
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Consensus Statement on Threats to Reproductive and Maternal Health Care

American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists | American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists | American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society | American Society for Reproductive Medicine | American Urogynecologic Society | Council of University Chairs of Obstetrics and Gynecology |... Continue Reading

Date posted02/27/2024


Nation’s Doctors To Texas Supreme Court: Ms. Cox Must Be Permitted to Obtain an Abortion
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Nation’s Doctors To Texas Supreme Court: Ms. Cox Must Be Permitted to Obtain an Abortion

Physician groups tell court that pregnant woman “should not be compelled to endure the continued health risks posed by her pregnancy and the risk to future fertility should she be forced to carry her pregnancy to term” This morning, the American College of Obstetricians and... Continue Reading

Date posted12/11/2023


Pregnancy Experts Condemn Indiana Supreme Court’s Decision to Uphold Abortion Ban
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Pregnancy Experts Condemn Indiana Supreme Court’s Decision to Uphold Abortion Ban

The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) issued the following statement in response to the Indiana Supreme Court ruling on Friday, June 30, to uphold the state’s abortion ban in the case of Members of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana, et al., v. Planned Parenthood Great... Continue Reading

Date posted07/6/2023


ACOG, SMFM Call for the Supreme Court to Restore Access to Mifepristone
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ACOG, SMFM Call for the Supreme Court to Restore Access to Mifepristone

The following is a statement from Iffath Abbasi Hoskins, MD, FACOG, President of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and Anthony Sciscione, DO, FACOG, President of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine: “Mifepristone is a safe, effective medication. The ongoing legal... Continue Reading

Date posted04/13/2023


SMFM Supports Ohio Ballot Initiative to Protect Access to Reproductive Health
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SMFM Supports Ohio Ballot Initiative to Protect Access to Reproductive Health

February 21, 2023, Washington, DC - Today, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) announced its endorsement of a ballot initiative that would protect access to evidence-based reproductive health care for individuals and families living in Ohio. “SMFM is proud to support our... Continue Reading

Date posted02/21/2023